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Implications of TTIP in Southeast Europe

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Implications of TTIP in Southeast Europe

Seminar with public talks and common action, Sofia (Bulgaria)

07.04.2015 - 08.04.2015

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is currently being described by most of the European governments as the newest, ground-breaking trade deal with the US bringing more work and profits to the people. The main goal of TTIP is to remove regulatory ‘barriers’ which restrict the potential profits to be made by transnational corporations on both sides of the Atlantic.

Yet these ‘barriers’ are in reality some of our most prized social standards, environmental regulations and even new banking safeguards introduced to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. TTIP would therefore have broad implications on the daily lives of all people in Europe.

We will examine the state of play of the TTIP negotiations on one side and of the growing anti-TTIP campaign on the other side. Politicians and experts from European NGOs will discuss the implications of this new free trade deal between the US and the EU. Different workshops will give the participants the opportunity to deepen their knowledge about TTIP and to coordinate common activities to build up civil resistance.